​ Guess The US President On The Coin – Jeopardy! Style

Guess The US President On The Coin – Jeopardy! Style

As a coin collector, you are probably passionate about the coins you collect. You may also be trying to learn all the facts about them. You might actually know a lot of details about some of the rare and valuable coins you have in your collection. But do you think you know enough about the coins that you use in everyday life such as the penny, dime or nickel? As a coin dealer, we wanted to make sure that you not only learn about rare coins from us, you also get to know the not-so-rare coins.

In this blog post, we focused on US Presidents that have been featured on coins. We have designed it in Jeopardy! style with 5 clues to guess each President. All the answers are posted at the end of the post. So what are we waiting for? Let’s get started:

Question 1:

1. This President has been featured on the coin since 1909.
2. The coin was designed by Victor David Benner.
3. This coin was minted to celebrate the centennial year of his birth.
4. He was the 16th President of the United States.
5. The coin is valued at 1 cent.

Question 2:

1. This President has been featured on the coin since 1938.
2. The coin was designed by Jamie Franki.
3. The President’s house “Monticello” is featured on the reverse of the coin.
4. He was the 3rd President of the United States.
5. The coin is valued at 5 cents.

Question 3:

1. This President has been featured on the coin since 1946.
2. The coin was designed by John R Sinnock.
3. The coin was minted to honor the efforts of his work for National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (popularly known as March of Dimes).
4. He was the 32nd President of the United States.
5. The coin is valued at 10 cents.

Question 4:

1. This President has been featured on the coin since 1932.
2. The coin was designed by John Flanagan.
3. The coin was minted to celebrate the bicentennial year of his birth.
4. He was the 1st President of the United States.
5. The coin is valued at 25 cents.

Question 5:

1. This President has been featured on the coin since 1964.
2. The coin was designed by Gilroy Roberts.
3. The coin was minted as a memorial to his death.
4. He was the 35th President of the United States.
5. The coin is valued at 50 cents.

Question 6:

1. This President was featured on the coin from 1971 to 1978.
2. The coin was designed by Frank Gasparro.
3. The coin was minted to commemorate his death and landing of Apollo 11 on the moon.
4. He was the 34th President of the United States.
5. The coin is valued at 1 dollar.

And the answers are:

• Answer 1: Who is Abraham Lincoln?
• Answer 2: Who is Thomas Jefferson?
• Answer 3: Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
• Answer 4: Who is George Washington?
• Answer 5: Who is John F. Kennedy?
• Answer 6: Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?

Wondering why none of the recent Presidents are featured on the coins? By law, no living person can appear on circulating American money and a person can be featured on a coin only if they have been dead for at least two years. The two exceptions are the Roosevelt Dime and Kennedy Half Dollar. Learn more about coins at The Happy Coinwebsite.